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January 13th, 2009, 01:21 PM
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| |  Solve (sin x+pi) + x = 0
Could anyone please solve that for me step by step? |
January 13th, 2009, 03:10 PM
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yes ... get out your calculator, graph the function and calculate the zeros.
you can't solve this equation using elementary algebraic methods. | | The following users thank skeeter for this useful post: | |  |
January 13th, 2009, 04:02 PM
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It may also help if you remember that  . | | The following users thank Prove It for this useful post: | | |
January 13th, 2009, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Prove It  It may also help if you remember that . | did the OP mean  or  ??? | | The following users thank skeeter for this useful post: | | |
January 14th, 2009, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by skeeter did the OP mean or ??? | I meant the latter, (my original). I do realise this can't be done with elementary algebra, what I would be interested in seeing such a step-by-step algebraic(ish) method. |
January 14th, 2009, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by essaymasters I meant the latter, (my original). I do realise this can't be done with elementary algebra, what I would be interested in seeing such a step-by-step algebraic(ish) method. | the zero is somewhere around -3. (from graphing). you can approximate it better using iteration methods like the Newton-Raphson method or something
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